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January 2005, www.allaboutjazz.com

Rolling Garage is the fourth release by a jazz combo previously known as Seth. It marks a huge leap forward for the band and a great successor to the previous release, simply titled Sethstat. Well versed in the so-called art of jazz, the band's members are informed in nearly every jazz style that has ever emerged. Thus, this release is a showcase of their technical proficiency and diverse tastes. As a result of that, on Rolling Garage they've composed some pretty mind-blowing original material and a few ambitious, interpretative gestures of a few jazz standards. It is one of the most focused and intensely grooving albums the band has ever released.

The opening track is Wayne Shorter's “One by One,” a dynamic tune with free jazz leanings. Even in the beginning they are setting the scenery that will mark this record throughout—dynamics, proficiency, chemistry and intricate arrangements. The second track, “Rolling Garage,” is an upbeat tune with funky percussion and bass lines, as well as brilliant brass arrangements which show the band at its best. The intro resembles the beginning of Miles' “Pfrancing” from Someday My Prince Will Come and the high spirits continue on “Chopsticks.”

It seems that the rhythm section (Darkovski, Drobicki, and Naumov) can handle anything that the brass section (Nikolovski, Bojadzhiski) throws at them and vice versa. There are impressive solos by Bojadzhiski on sax and Bujukliev on synth. “Are You Ready” has melodic leanings in the vein of Zorn's Masada Quartet, but all of that is playfully transposed and traversed by a dynamic rhythm section and bizarre synth sounds. The following tracks, “MVP” and “Say Hey,” are nothing short of brilliant. And just to reiterate their inclination for instrumental reinvention, Sethstat closes this record with a recognizable yet slightly demented rendition of Billie Holiday's “God Bless The Child.”

As for the sound, the production of Rolling Garage is more reminiscent of a rock album than a jazz recording. The interesting crossover between different genres and sounds on this record subverts any expectation concerning the structure and the melody of any given tune. This is just a very good, solid disc packed with strong performances and material. Nenad Georgievski (original page at www.allaboutjazz.com)

History

Guided from a need to create a new music, three students of (music, electro technical and machine science), in 1990 created a bend. Under a strong influence of traditional way of living, but in the same time living an urban life, music that they create was nothing lake they heard till than. Not long after the three students created this band (Vladan Drobicki, Dorian Jovanovic and Vasko Bojadziski) they had two more musicians Aleksandar Gumbevski and Mihail Parushev. The band was called "SETH" after the Egyptian god-warier, protector of Amon Ra. They work very hard and in 1993 they published the first album in the new publishing house at that time "BAGI Records".

In this period SETH is performing in every stage in Macedonia , in these circumstances they get a very good reputation and very wide musical experience That musical experience was a path for creating new materials which were recorded and published in a record time and with no trouble at all. Than in 1995 the band is richer with three more musicians Kliment Angelovski, Gjole Maksimovski and Dino Milosavljevic.

In 1996 the new album "Within Yourself" is published for "SJF Records". SETH is performing outside Macedonia , in a small tour in Balkan countries. The latest album is getting very good critics wherever it was performed. In the next mounts SETH is working on the new material for the third official album. They rent a studio and work there for a year. The result was undefined, they were not sure that this is the right material for the album. At the same time the recording from the Kumanovo Jazz Festival was the right one and it was published as an official third album "SETHSTAT" in 2000 from "SJF Records" .In this album for the first time Pance Bujukliev is appearing.

The next period is very stressful for the whole region. An armed conflict started in Macedonia . The band didn't stop working and the members of SETH take part in a Global association for musicians without borders. They performed in places which were a center of the conflict (Tetovo,Gostivar, Kumanovo). They also performed in festivals which for a main goal have peace (No Borders, Peace Unlimited Festival etc) In preparations for the next album, beside the current group members, Lazar Darkovski –was also performing on drums. Today the sextet is performing by the name" SETHSTAT" and the members are:

  * Vladan Drobicki - trombone
  * Vasko Bojadziski - saxophone
  * Aleksandar Nikolovski - trumpet
  * Panche Bujukliev - synthesizer,blues harp
  * Pavel Drobicki - electric bass guitar
  * Goce Naumov - drums, percussion


Aleksandar Nikolovski - Trumpet player, musician with Classical Music Academy in Skopje and Master Degree from Jazz Academy in Sofia - R. Bulgaria. He is working with many Macedonian groups, and also he is a member of Macedonian "MRTV Big Band".


Vasko Bojadziski - Saxophone player, jazz musician with great experience of playing in home clubs and outside. He has worked with I. Dzambazov & friends, Nokaut and others. He is a founder of the group.


Vladan Drobicki - Trombone player with Classical Music Academy in Skopje and post graduated studies for classic trombone. He has a great experience in Jazz and experimental music, and he is a member of Macedonian Opera Orchestra. He is a leader and founder of the group.


Pance Bujukliev - Synthesizer, Piano and Harmonica player with Classical Music Academy in Skopje. He is a teacher in Music High School in Skopje. He is also performing chromatic harmonica on soundtrack "DUST". One of the members of Alshar, Mosaique, I.Dzambazov & friends...


Pavel Drobicki - Electric Bass Guitar player with big experience as a session musician. He performed with Macedonian punk group Two Sides, Sors and etc.


Goce Naumov - Drums & Percussionist player. Musician with experience of playing with Macedonian most avant garde musicians. He was taking classes for free jazz technique from the Percussionist Gustavo Aguilar.